Comments on: When Funding Spoils Startups

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TechCrunch in the Toilet| Zoli’s Blog — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 09:09:46 +0000

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By: Rod

Rod — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 08:00:17 +0000

I bet that payperpost guy with his RockStar reality TV show (or whatever) has an Executive Assistant.

Tracy – if that’s the degree of your involvement in a startup, isn’t it somewhat demeaning to be just be considered an assistant? Executive Assistant seems like a poor descriptor for “Business Manager,” “Business Development Lead,” and “PR Hack,” and “Operations Manager.”

By: Flemming

Flemming — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 13:06:16 +0000

Zoli,

Your romantic (but naive) idea about what makes or breaks a start-up made me smile.

However, there is not really anything to suggest that your chances of success increases the more laid back, unstructured and disorganised you run your company.

An assistant is in fact a highly effective force multiplier that enables the manager to spend his or her time more cost-effectively and do more of what they are great at.

Finding ways of levering the founder’s skills and vision to the max is always going to be a challenge for any start-up.

I suspect the main difference between the two companies you describe is that the people from Socializer know this from experience while the others don’t. I’m sure they will learn it though.

What is not clear from your article though is why you believe Socializer has been spoiled by their funding?

By: Zach Coelius

Zach Coelius — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 05:40:35 +0000

Who knows web 3.0 might be like fashion and bring back all the old silliness of the last era. I personally can’t wait for the million dollar launch parties.

By: Dan Swearingen

Dan Swearingen — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 01:28:40 +0000

Ok, it looks bad at a glance but it might be really helpful — I’m a very bright but way Aspergery kind of guy. On the few occasions I had exec-assistant help it was a HUGE help in my productivity as a manager/developer becuase even though I give good phone it is mentally very exhausting for me. Bill Gates was probably not the point guy on the phone at MS in the early days.

By: Zoli Erdos

Zoli Erdos — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 01:27:20 +0000

Tracy, don’t get me wrong, I’m not against assitants in general… just not too early. I’m sure in your past jobs you supported more than just 2 ppl.

By: Tracy Coyle

Tracy Coyle — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 01:20:43 +0000

Speaking as an assistant that can proof some code, tweak a website, answer phones, find a supplier, get some lunch, handle interlopers and still not cost an arm and a leg, it seems to me that a start-up team could use help with the mundane things while concentrating on building!

But I am underemployed, so what do I know!